Aeronautics and astronautics – Landing gear – Water landing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-07
2009-06-30
Carone, Michael (Department: 3641)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Landing gear
Water landing
C244S039000, C244S101000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07552895
ABSTRACT:
The aerodynamics of a floatplane can be improved by providing a wing suitable for mounting on a spreader bar between floats of the floatplane, mounting said wing on the spreader bar between the floats of a floatplane, and preventing the wing from rotating around the spreader bar during flight operations. In one apparatus embodiment, the invention comprises a wing mountable on a spreader bar between floats of the floatplane, a plurality of ribs spaced along the wing's axis, each rib having a recess suitable for accepting the spreader bar, and torque-restraining means to prevent the wing from rotating around the spreader bar.
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Non-Final Rejection in U.S. Appl. No. 11/246,269—Inventor's co-pending U.S. patent application which, due to courier delays, was filed 3 days subsequent to present electronically filed U.S. Appl. No. 11/163,185; and too late to properly claim priority to the Inventor's earlier filed Canadian application (unlike the electronic filing of current application which was filed in time to claim such priority).
Carone Michael
Gelsing Sander R.
Lee Benjamin P
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